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Director -
George A. Romero -
Producer -
Peter Grunwald , Art Spigel , Ara Katz , Sam Englebardt -
Screenwriter -
George A. Romero -
Distributor -
Weinstein Co. -
Production Co -
Artfire , Romero-Grunwald -
Rating -
R (Pervasive Language|Gore|Strong Horror Violence) -
Genre -
Horror , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Feb 15, 2008, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 1, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$952.6K -
Runtime -
1h 35m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SRD -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)